LS1 in 57 Chevy

[deadcarny]

Anybody do it (LS1 from F body in a 57 Bel-Air) in-between stock frame rails? Dad is doing it and is trying to figure out which headers to use without making his own. The car also has a rack and pinion setup that sits BEHIND the crossmember.... Anybody have experience here?

[Bill Howell]

Have you tried a search over at LS1tech ? Surely someone over there has done one.

[paul67]

try street and performace they should have them stock

[deadcarny]

yeah, he has checked the typical LS1 sites.
IIRC, street and Performance' headers would not work for him because of the steering rack. Think they are made for a stock steering box (605?).

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Aren't the S & P headers shorties? They should clear almost anything. If you want to save some money, and have similar performance, just pick up a set of LS6 manifolds instead of running the S & P shorties. The gains with shorties over the stock manifolds are negligable. You could even ceramic coat them to get "the look". Other than that, I don't think anyone makes a long tube header that will clear, but I may be wrong.

[alstainlessworks]

Hi Guys


Try Bel air classics-we make a private label header for them for a LS1 in a 57 Chevy-their number is 888-556-1957. Tell them I sent you.

Thanks
Al Noe
Stainless Works

[deadcarny]

ralph, Dad bought a set of vette manifolds and they were a NO-GO. He is thinking a truck style might work.

SW, I will have dad look at the bel air classics. I am not sure if he is ready to foot a bill for 'Stainless Works' headers though. He would probably make them himself before he did that.

[alstainlessworks]

No problem. If he wants to buy bends, flanges, tubing, collectors, etc we would be glad to sell the parts to him.


Thanks
Al

[deadcarny]

Thanks again SW. Just talked to dad on the phone and he said he picked up a set of Bassani truck headers that look like they are going to work with minimum modifications.